Well there are still 9 untainted ones — that we know of.
True dat. i am sure there are others too.
IMO I think professional cycling has come to a crossroads that they could use to ahem "clean up the sport".
It would be a radical thing to do and be wildly unpopular -- but here is what I would do:
1. Change all doping policy to complete no tolerance -- you fail a test and cannot prove it to be erroneous, you are BANNED FOR LIFE. Period!
2. Use the Armstrong precidence and go back through the 'doping years' (IE every year of existence) -- Any cyclist who failed a test or had proof of doping equal to that against Armstrong -- BANNED FOR LIFE and ALL RECORDS EXPUNGED. Period!
I realize this would remove almost every single winner of every race ever, and would also end up with the banning of 99.9999999999999999999999999999999% of all racers past and present, but it would allow cycling to get a "CLEAN" start and the respect of all who truly view doping as cheating.
Yes it would decimate the sport for a while, but IMO it is the only way for cycling to save itself and ever be taken seriously again.